ReQL command: uuid

Command syntax

r.uuid([string]) → string

Description

Return a UUID (universally unique identifier), a string that can be used as a unique ID. If a string is passed to uuid as an argument, the UUID will be deterministic, derived from the string’s SHA-1 hash.

RethinkDB’s UUIDs are standards-compliant. Without the optional argument, a version 4 random UUID will be generated; with that argument, a version 5 UUID will be generated, using a fixed namespace UUID of 91461c99-f89d-49d2-af96-d8e2e14e9b58. For more information, read Wikipedia’s UUID article.